SMME Support as of July 2020 SMME Support as of July 2020 What the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa SuperUser Account / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 0 2844 Article rating: 5.0 The purpose of this presentation is to provide the information on what the Renewable Energy (IPP) Projects have contributed to the Small Medium Micro Enterprises in South Africa. Read more
AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 0 56911 Article rating: 4.0 FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Read more
AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY SuperUser Account / Thursday, February 12, 2015 0 54078 Article rating: 4.0 Renewable energy engineering firm AfiCoast Engineers SA has announced that a new company, AfriCoast Energy, will now be responsible for all future renewable energy projects - particulary wind and solar - while it will also play a key role in guiding AfriCoast Engineers' current basket of renewable energy projects. Read more
Armscor and Denel boards hold their first-ever joint meeting SuperUser Account / Monday, September 7, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Defence acquisition agency Armscor, and defence industrial group Denel, both State-owned organisations which fall under the aegis of the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, have, for the first time ever, held a joint meeting of their boards. The event was hosted by Armscor in its Head Office and was presided over by new Secretary of Defence Bereng Mthimkhulu, who emphasised the structural interdependence of the two entities and their role in maintaining the country’s sovereign defence capabilities. Armscor’s essential role is to convert the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) operational requirements into relevant acquisition projects. Read more
Nelson Mandela Bay faces critical technical skills shortage – business chamber SuperUser Account / Monday, September 7, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The manufacturing sector in Nelson Mandela Bay is facing a technical skills shortage that is constraining the region’s ability to grow, attract investment and create jobs. That is the key indicator emerging from the 2026 ‘Nelson Mandela Bay Manufacturing Skills Audit’ report, which reveals a widening disconnect between the skills available in the metro and those required by its manufacturing economy. Read more
End-2027 timeline outlined for independent Transmission System Operator SuperUser Account / Monday, September 7, 2026 0 1 Article rating: No rating The request for proposals (RFP) issued for the appointment of a transaction adviser to support the establishment of a fully independent Transmission System Operator (TSO) confirms that the adviser will not re-evaluate the policy decision to establish the TSO as a State-owned entity outside of Eskom and with ownership and control of the transmission network. This policy decision was reaffirmed as “feasible and in line with international best practice” in a Phase I report by the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT), and was subsequently endorsed by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the end of July. Read more
Agriculture optimism on the rise despite input cost, weather fears SuperUser Account / Monday, September 7, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa's (Agbiz's) and Industrial Development Corporation's Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) has increased by eight points in the third quarter to a level of 53, breaching the neutral 50-level mark. The current ACI level indicates South African agribusinesses are more optimistic about business conditions compared with the second quarter, particularly among grain traders, input suppliers, feed suppliers and the financial services sector. Read more
FMD Response SA welcomes oversight to avoid FMD vaccine overpricing SuperUser Account / Monday, September 7, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating FMD Response SA has welcomed the action taken by Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp on allegations of misconduct relating to the pricing of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines by local vaccine manufacturer Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP). The suspension of the entity's acting CEO Jacob Modumoh, which Aucamp announced on September 7, is precautionary, with no finding having been made against him; however, the process to independently verify the allegations must now be allowed to run fairly, FMD Response SA states. Read more